Chapter 33: Hiding the Jade "Those who steal chickens and dogs have no taste. ...
The two men were stunned, but before they could react, Jiang Hui raised his hand and gestured, and Ruo Zhao and others quickly surrounded them.
Chen Shuang's cheeks twitched. "What, what do you mean? Ninth Young Master, what do you mean by that?"
Zhao Li also pretended to be aggrieved and embarrassed, her eyes red with anxiety, "Ninth Young Master, what did we do wrong to make you still doubt us?"
"Could it be that these flying money letters or secret letters and servant letters are fake?"
It couldn't be fake, Jiang Hui was very sure, but when it came to Yan Siqing, he lost his confidence.
Fortunately, Yan Siqing never likes to waste time with long speeches.
"It's true."
"There are three flaws. First, while the flying money voucher is genuine, the greasy smell on it is sheep fat. Because we slaughtered sheep tonight, and we don't like greasy food, the inn kitchen saved a lot of sheep fat and naturally used it on other dishes. You all have some of it on you, but the fact that it's on the flying money means you didn't touch it again when you cleaned yourselves. This doesn't make sense. After all, when the jade pendant was stolen, Luo Da's team was the most panicked and took the main responsibility for the theft. They were concerned about the whereabouts of the jade pendant. You, while surely sharing the responsibility, also had to take care of the gold in the transaction. So, you didn't even check and clean the flying money voucher? This is not the behavior of ordinary people."
Those who work for others are bound to be afraid.
They were afraid in words and were planning carefully how to protect their identities, but they ignored the most important proof of three thousand taels of gold?
Isn't it money?
No, it is money.
You can use it to buy jade pendants.
It was unreasonable for the thief not to touch it, and it was even more unreasonable for the two servants not to check it.
Chen Shuang's pupils flickered, and his fingers moved slightly anxiously, but he remained calm and said, "Young Master Jiu is indeed perceptive and meticulous. But this can be explained. We did check it, but we didn't clean it."
Yan Siqing said, "Secondly, the only thing that can open the exquisite box is the key. Just now, the great escort leader Luo also proved that the box's expansion function is intact and can keep things sealed. He also has the key the whole time. If he hadn't stolen it, it's inconceivable that someone else could have taken the contents without destroying the box. There's only one possibility - that before the transaction, you must have inspected each other's money and goods first, one to check the gold and the other to check the authenticity of the jade pendant. During the inspection, the jade pendant was taken away."
Luo Gao was confused, and the others around him were also stunned.
Yan Siqing said, "The reason we stuffed the box with horse manure is because, as a seasoned escort, Master Luo must be aware of the weight of any item being transported. Jade pendants aren't heavy, but any deviation in weight can easily lead to suspicion. When we first opened the box to inspect the jade pendant, the dim environment of the stables hindered vision, so the ability to sense something by hand is what the escorts and the tongue-teller are good at."
"Why horse manure and not something else? It's because the place where you traded happened to be a stable, so it was readily available."
"Master Luo, didn't you mention earlier that when you were dealing with them, it was Chen Shuang who negotiated with you and traded the gold voucher, while Zhao Li stood beside you, preparing to collect the box?"
Luo Gao had just been listening to Yan Siqing's words, trying to comprehend them. A bit dazed, he recalled the past, and gradually understood. Suddenly, a sudden realization struck him. He clapped his hands and shouted, "Ah? That's right. We exchanged money for goods before we received them. There were indeed two re-inspections, and then there was the final transaction. But then a horse neighed nearby, and Chen Shuang and I got distracted. We went to look at the horse, fearing something might have happened, and instead got distracted. So, the item was swapped by Zhao Li on the other side? They actually switched it, and during the second re-inspection, they were like, 'Catch the thief!' It scared me! I almost wanted to lick the horse manure clean to see if there was a jade pendant inside! ... Okay, so that's it?! Are you two a pair of thieves? Such a cunning teamwork! What amazing skills!"
His emotions surged, and he couldn't control them at all. He tried to vent his emotions, recalling the past in detail, cursing at Chen Shuang and the other man, and even waved his hand, "Come on, take them down!"
The escorts were already numerous and powerful, and they were all capable of fighting. With Ruo Zhao and the others added in, Yan Siqing and the others didn't have to retreat, and Jiang Hui didn't have to make a move. Within a few breaths, the two were tightly surrounded and about to be captured...
Sudden!
Because they wanted to capture him alive, the people around them didn't stab him in the fatal places with weapons, but resorted to close combat. The result was this level... Without the direct threat of weapons, the couple's bodies were like boneless lizards. They dodged the grasp of others with a slither, and then leaped up with their boots. They both threw balls from their sleeves and threw them towards the flames of the candlesticks on the pillars.
As long as it burns, it can produce some powdery mist...even poisonous mist.
"Hahaha, you idiots! I wanted to take the jade pendant without fighting, but you insisted on exposing it. Don't blame us then!"
At the same time, the two men's movements, one cunning and the other shadowy, were already taking advantage of the situation to release energy. This speed was not something that Ruo Zhao and the others could match, nor was it something that these bodyguards could match.
Ruoqin recognized the other party's movements at a glance, "Are they the faceless couple of male and female thieves?!"
This reputation is well-known in the world, and he is ranked among the top three thieves, which is worthy of the preciousness of the "Double-tailed Acacia Pendant".
These two men were quite powerful. They had previously taken advantage of the fact that the other side had more people than them and pretended to be weak, making Ruoqin and the others think that they could capture them in close combat. But now, it has become an opportunity for the other side to escape.
Because of the flying balls, he was afraid that they might be harmful, so he had to distract himself to chase them and could not put all his energy into chasing the two men.
In the chaos, the two of them, in the candlelight beside the hanging fireplace in the hall, had already climbed up to the skylight separately...
He was about to escape.
Clang!!
The sword is unsheathed.
The scabbard flew to the left and struck Zhao Li's back with great precision, causing her to spit out hot blood in mid-air.
The sword left his hand and spun around...like a parabola, it had already cut through the ball that was about to fall into the flame of the candlestick.
The sword blade cut the meatball away, preventing it from falling and emitting burning mist, and the spinning sword blade returned... clang!
Get started.
Ruozhao had already chased after Zhao Li and caught the fallen scabbard and threw it back.
Jiang Hui took back the sword and scabbard with both hands.
Clang, the sword returned to the scabbard with a crisp sound. Behind him, the bench he had just kicked out had turned into a shattered wooden stick and fell to the ground with Chen Shuang who was also knocked down.
He didn't even look at the two thieves, but just drooped his cold and unruly eyebrows, and showed an expression of impatience on his naturally elegant and handsome face.
"Let you go?"
"What's the rush?"
Chen Shuang and Jiang Hui were weak and shocked, questioning who they were, especially Jiang Hui.
What kind of powerful young man could have such terrifying martial arts?
They asked, and others were curious too, watching.
As a result, Jiang Hui had no habit of answering questions for those below him, so he didn't even pay attention to them and just hooked his finger.
The subordinates dragged the two thieves who were vomiting blood back and held them in front of him. Jiang Hui took out an expensive silk handkerchief to wipe the scabbard, and then looked at Yan Siqing, whose tone was much gentler and more leisurely.
"Anything else?"
Yan Siqing realized that his understanding and evaluation of the Crown Prince was still not adequate.
With such powerful martial arts, it is only natural that he would be famous on the battlefield.
Yan Siqing: "It's gone. The person has been caught. Just ask where the things are."
She has always been gentle and non-aggressive. Chen Shuang and the other man became prisoners, and she finally escaped by revealing her identity. There was nothing to refute.
After searching the body, the jade pendant was found to be missing.
I can only force him to answer.
Chen Shuang was helpless. "We thought the matter was settled, and were planning to report it to the police and take it away with us."
The two of them had been taken away before, and no one suspected them. Even Luo Gao was still disguising them, not knowing that they were being sold and still counting money for others. He was so angry that he asked him again where the jade pendant was.
"It's in the lotus bowl in the backyard, hidden with pebbles."
.....
The lotus bowl was extremely dirty and no one took care of it. It was covered with moss and smelled fishy.
No one could have suspected that there was a precious jade pendant worth three thousand taels of gold hidden underneath.
These two thieves are really amazing.
Everyone was shocked and went to the backyard to look for the jade pendant.
"Anyway, everyone has been cleared of suspicion now, but the jade pendant hasn't been found yet, so the case isn't settled. I'll just use it as a witness, and the rest will be handed over to the authorities."
"That's the truth."
"Master Luo, once we find the jade pendant, the rest will be yours to handle with the authorities. Please don't burden us travelers. As soon as the sun rises tomorrow, we will all set off for Chang'an."
"That's right, it's settled."
The crowd was bustling, but no one bothered Jiang Hui. Although it was not raining outside, it was a spring night after all, and a little chilly. When Fu Yi was about to follow, he heard it.
"The weather is bad and it looks like it's going to rain. Don't go out."
Fu Yi tilted her head and saw a slender and elegant figure bathed in the faint moonlight walking towards the big vat.
She did not follow him into the yard, but just watched him from under the eaves. Only the maid knew where her eyes were always fixed.
There are more than one tank in the yard, large and small, piled up and abandoned.
The post station owner explained that over time, there were always some unused items piling up. "Some were wine jars, some were used to store miscellaneous items... I'm sorry to have made you all laugh at me."
Jiang Hui signaled with his eyes, and Ruo Zhao and others pretended to look for jade pendants and casually looked through these jars first.
There is no trick, and no way to pretend.
As for the jar that actually holds the jade pendant...it's the largest jar.
Under the guidance of Chen Shuang and the other man, the tank was soon surrounded by people.
"There are so many jars here, and we were afraid of making a mistake, so we just picked the largest one. There were pebbles underneath it, and the jade pendant was wrapped in a red cloth bag and pressed underneath."
Ruo Zhao: "I'll come."
He didn't trust others, and it was even more impossible for him to let the two young masters retrieve the jade pendant...
“This water is really dirty.”
"You two don't mind."
"Thieves just have no taste."
Luo Gao seemed to be turning love into hate. He had trusted the couple so much before, but now he hated them so much that he cursed at them.
Ruozhao had already parted the lotus leaves and was about to put his fingers down when he suddenly felt something was wrong because there seemed to be something soft and fine under his fingertips.
He was brave and didn't care about the dirtiness or weirdness, so he continued to fish.
result.
"Don't move."
Yan Siqing was about to grab his wrist and pull him out, but she found one hand on the other...
Before her fingers could rest on the latter's wrist, Jiang Hui grabbed her wrist.
Three hands, up and down.
Ruozhao was really scared this time. He shuddered, immediately pulled out and took a step back.
Bow and bend.
"Gentlemen, there seems to be something down there."
Yan Siqing looked back at Jiang Hui, who had no expression on his face. He pulled her away, unsheathed his subordinate's knife, and rolled the knife and sheath together into the water.
Soon, the knife rolled away the densely packed water lily leaves and debris on the surface of the tank, and due to the surge of water, the black silk thread underneath was revealed?
There were so many torches that the light wasn't dim to begin with, and everyone could see something gurgling out from under the big vat.
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